Sanitary garbage container



July 24, 1934. w. H. WILLI-:Y

SANITARY GARBAGE CONTAINER Filed Feb. 15, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l lINVENTOR. MY//b//i/ 1407/6/ ATTORNEY.

illll July 24, 1934. w. H. wlLLEY SANITARY GARBAGE CONTAINER Filed Feb.15 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet ....n-In/ INVENTOR. W////'0/77 M//f/ ATTORNEY.

Patented July 24, 1934 SANITARY GARBAGE CONTAINER William H. Willey,Kansas City, Mo. Application February 15, 1932, serial No. 592,922

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a sanitary garbage container, and moreparticularly to a garbage container so arranged that garbage can bedelivered thereto froma kitchen without the ne- 5 cessity of leaving thekitchen.

The present manner of disposing of `kitchen garbage is to place it in areceptacle in the kitchen and letit stand until a convenient timearrives to carry it out to the garbage receptacle proper.

objectionable in that it is unsightly and quickly acquires a bad odor,also drawing vermin. This Y is especially true when the garbage remainsin a Warm kitchen for some time.

By the use of my device, however, the garbage from each meal can bereadily disposed of, that is, it can be delivered to the main garbagereceptacle without leaving the kitchen. Consequently, there will be nogarbage standing about the Another important feature is that the maingarbage receptacle is so located that while it can readily be reached bythe garbage collector it will be protected from animals such as dogs,Cats etc., and consequently there will be no upset garbage receptaclesor garbage scattered about to create a nuisance.

Another important feature is that the device 'is so arranged and ventedthat no odor from the garbage will enter the kitchen.

The auxiliary garbage receptacle is soarranged and located that garbagewill drain'therefrom and pass into the Waste pipe or a sink in which thereceptacle is designed to be located.

Anotherl featureis that the door to the chute used in connection with mydevice is a part of Ythe back of the sink and opens and closesautomatically. Therefore, no unsightly openings are present, and thesink is provided with a sliding top so that the auxiliaryfcontainer canbe con- "cealed.

In accomplishing these and other objects of 'my invention, I haveprovided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which areYshown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of myjdevice with "part broken away showingthe same installed in a house. y

-Fig. 2 is a fragmental vertical section of my device showing the chuteclosure in opened position. Y

Fig. 3 is a horizontal'section taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 1.

Fig.' 4 is a fragmental perspective view of the auxiliary containerandclosure opening levers.

The handling of garbage in this manner is Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectiontaken on the line 5-5, Fig. 1. Y

Fig. 6 is a View of the lower portion of my device with part in section,showing the manner or" releasing the primary garbage receptacle from thechute.

Referring to the drawings in detail:

1 represents the outer wall of a house,2 an inner wall, and 3 the floor.

Secured to the wall 2 is the back i of la sink 5 having the usual wasteor drain pipe 6 and a strainer 7. A plate 8 is slidably mounted adjacentthe upper edge of the sink so that the sink can be closed and used as atemporary table or shelf.

Formed through the back 4 of the sink is an opening 9 which is providedwith a closure 10 having a rod 11 secured to its upper edge. The rodprojects beyond both side edges of the closure and these projecting endsare pivotally mounted in ears 12 projecting from the back 4. A weight 13is secured to the rear face of the closure 10 which aids in moving theclosure into closed position. 'Ihe lower portion of the closure is bentrearwardly as at 14, the purpose of which will be explained later. Cambars 15 are secured to the rear face of the closure parallel to andadjacent the side edges of said closure.

Projecting rearwardly from the back l and adjacent the lower edge of theopening9 are ears 16 in which a rod or shaft 17 is rotatably mounted.Rigidly secured to the shaft 17 is the upper edge of the rear wall 19 ofthe auxiliary garbage container 20, which has its bottom, side and rearwalls perforated or reticulated so that it will not retain moisture. Theback wall is inclined upwardly and rearwardly so that when the container20 is raised into the position shown, garbage will slide readilythereover. The container normally rests in the sink as shown, and isprovided on its front'wall with a knob or handhold 2l so that it can beleasily raised. The container is of a width slightly less than that ofthe opening 9 in the Aback 4, thus permitting it to swing partly intothe opening when raised.

Rigidly secured to the shaft 17 are Yarms or levers 22 having their freeends inturned as at 23. Loosely mounted on the shaft arethe short arms24 of an L-shaped'leven the long arms 25 of which have theirends'inturned as at 26, which inturned ends are designed to contact thecam bars 15 for the purpose of opening the closure l0.

Extending upwardly between the walls l and 2 is a casing or chute 27,its upper-end being provided With a cowl 28 which extends through the 30ldecent-the closure.`

ing and serves as a vent for thechute 27, carry-- l ing off odors andgases risin'gffrointhe garbagef and preventing them from entering theroom.

The lower end of the chute 27 extends into a casing 33 and is providedwith a hood Bride# signed to surround the upperwend of ,.a..main

garbage receptacle 35. The li'o'od'is held in position by means ofstraps 36 ywillich?are..attached to it and to certain walls ofthecasing.

The casing 33 is provided in 'one ofv it'sside Walls with a closure ordoor 37 hinged ati its 2o lower edge, the closure being so arranged asto befpperable y'rorn withou'tfthei'buildinglnand is Llatch 38.

brackets il` ysecured .toy the bottom ofthe-casing 2 33. It willbe'observedfrorn Fig. y5-that the levers parallel the sidewalls 42 o thecasing ad- @formA i4-iii The'pivot's 45 which securethe links to'thefalse l bottom elif extend beyond the-'flinke 43 and operate in slidesor guides ivcarried by theside walls i-2,-an`dr thus-restrain thebot-ftoin '44' against anyhorizontat movement.

" Tha-casing 33 is preferably o'i-'the :insulated:y

" type so' that' garbage inthe *receptacle 2wi-ll not gowfreezepand;'while -Ifhave1=shown thecasing as being-'located inside theb`uildin'g,-1 do not-*desire tobelimited t`o this*particular-'locatiomas in n"certain-instances it'may be-desirable orfvnecese' VWMsaryto-locate'it on rthe outside 4of --the building.

"`depende'ntly cig-any movement of-fthe'laiixiliary .v garbagereceptacleg-permitting liqnidfgarbage to"l v "be'thrown into they chute.Theoperationoim'y deviee'is as'lfollows:

Jis'then' closedan'd during the closing'fthe-arms39"conta'ct-'the-levers 40;'causingthem to'rnove on'their pivots,and"throngh -the'l-inks 43 raisei thebottom44,thereby'raising-thelreceptacle 35 soA that its upper vend-willenterthehood 34.

L .2Lisigrasped arid the frontend of .the .receptacle Visraised,.causingrotation httheshaft 17 wliich,l y as before-stated,.is rmly. .attachedto. theuppe'r" edge of the V.rearawall 19 of'. thefreeeptacle. 20.

Sib, The-rotation ofthe shaft.l7:also.causes=the :12v 22to@swingfbackwardlyiand dowfnwardlyaand ff wfloringstheir,.intnrned-ends 23.dntoeontactwith 'in thezarms 24 ofnthe fin-shapedflevers.v,(3ontin1.ied

nu movi-)mentfoie thereceptacle 2|3-andpconsequently.

ai of? the zfarrns; 22, eause'scthese leversgxrwhich-fare looselymounted on theshaft 1.7,.tor-swing;rnov-l ngrtheislongiarns25thei'eoffbackwardly;bring- Pivotally secured to the in `ner endsofItheflevers 40 are'links 43 which are.. `--alsopivotallyf secured toV adalse'bottom or plat-d -for each opening.

It-will-also be-noted that' th`e-closnrel l0/can 5; be'opened by-rnerelypushingI against and-'ineshing the inturnediends v26oiitlfieseiarmsxintozcoiv,. g5- tact'with the cambars lzrcarried by the:.910-1 sure 10, and, in moving along these bars, open the closure.

When the closure is fully opened, as shown in Fig. 2, the auxiliaryreceptacle is in substantially a vertical position and its contentsdischarge into the chute automatically. VJhen it is desired to emptygarbage which will not be retained in the receptacle 20, the closure 10may be opened by pushing against the same. This opening is permited byreason of theL-shaped levers being loosely mounted on the shaft 17 and,consequently, the closure 10 can be opened .Lwithout disturbing thecontainer 20.

It will be noted from the foregoing that the container 20 becomesinterlocked With the closure opening mechanism only after it has beenmoved some distance.

When it isdesired to remove the receptacle 35, the closure 37 is opened.This moves the arms 39 away from the levers 40, permitting the bot- 95tom 44 to move downwardlyfanddreeaithe top held in closed position bymeans ofval snitablef;l

` yWhile 11'.: have ishownz only. one i auxiliaryf- Yreceptacle`pivotallyrmounted in anfsopening inthe chute, it isfto bennderstoodthat=tlie chiite may be' extended upwardly :any lnumber of: floors andiv105 have an opening its side-Wall atweveryzoor, with a pivotally:lmonntedvzaufdliary :receptacle Ot course, in.l suchrico'nstruction, thecowl 28;'ffwith1its ventgcwouldi'only be placedat the uppermostfopening.w'Ihisiconstruct-'J` 11( tion isifadaptableffon-apartment: buildings,`as

" it'felimihatesathe "carrying" of-:garbagewthreugh V the :shall-siandflprovides as`ing1e2imainf garbage f container vfor 'a' -number fofapartments.

What I claim and desire to secure byf-Letters'" 11,' Patent is:

f' l.A 1n apparatus Mathe-character'described, a

chuteincludinga 'side iWal1= having an: opening,

a :hinged closure'Y forfsaidopening'a shaft'rotatably supportedpara'lleltofiandi adjacenteth'ei 12| opening byl'saidlside lwalli anauxiliary-Icontainer xed to the shaft,.camf bars on-ftlie closure,leversu rotatably mou-ntedf on. `thel"^r-s,liaft and fixed on the-shaftIand -operably connected:with#` 12 :said levers to effect-openingiof'ithef closure 1in re- -with an 'Jopeningf'aclosure" member-,r Emeansfor, 1

hingingthe closure member in`. thel opening, a

When it is "desired to' empty garbage'ffrom' the" auxiliary receptacle20, the handheld or knob movable' with- 'the container,-a-second-'1everf Yarm vpivotally as'sox-:iatedlwith'the`Jcontainers:andI 15 adapted to be engaged by the rst namedlever arm`nponswinging movement of--the'conta1iner to '3x vIn` apparatusotthecharacter described including a chute having a side wall provided-with an opening;a'closuremember; means forrhing- "ingthelclosurermember in the^ opening,v aecon# 1i tainer, means for pivotallymounting thef-con- Y Atainerl toJV swing-toward#saideopening; l a leverarm movable with the container, a sedond leverrarm pivotally 1associated ifwitl'ilethe zcontainer* and adapted to be :engaged by#theirst named lever i operating with the container to close saidopening, an arm member movable with the container, a second arm memberengageable with the first arm member and lost motion means connectingsaid second named arm with the closure member to eiect opening of theclosure member upon swinging movement of the container and to allowindependent opening of the closure member independently of movement ofthe container.

WILLIAM H. WILLEY.

